Catholic Mission & Museum
Bagamoyo & Pwani, Tanzania
About
The historic Holy Ghost mission, church and small museum chronicling slavery and the freeing of captives.
Opening hours
- Monday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Thursday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Friday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Saturday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Sunday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Where it is
Getting to & around Bagamoyo & Pwani
From other cities: From Dar es Salaam, Bagamoyo is reached by road in roughly one and a half to two hours; there is no scheduled passenger airport in the town itself, so most visitors arrive by car, taxi or bus from the city.
Getting around: Around town, get about on foot, by bajaji (three-wheeler), boda-boda motorbike or local taxi; dhows and boats serve the beaches and offshore islands such as Lazy Lagoon.
Full getting-there guideMore in Bagamoyo & Pwani
Historical Place
Kaole Ruins
The remains of a 13th-century Swahili town, with two ruined mosques and around 30 Shirazi tombs set among baobabs.
Museum
Old Fort (Boma)
A coral-stone fort dating from around 1860, used during the slave trade and later by the German administration.
Educational Institution
Bagamoyo College of Arts (TaSUBa)
Tanzania's leading institute for performing and visual arts, a lively cultural centre in the town.
Museum
German Boma & colonial quarter
The grand former German administrative building and surrounding heritage streetscape of the first colonial capital.